Welcome to Fifth Grade

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Welcome to Fifth Grade!

• Nothing great was ever achieved without a little
  enthusiasm!
• Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Homeroom

• Classrooms are open at 840 a.m. for unpacking,
  questions, notes from home, etc
• Morning meeting begins promptly at 850 a.m.
• Attendance
• Flag Salute
• Greeting
• Sharing
• Morning Message
• Class Activity

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Homeroom

• Responsive Classroom Environment
• Student Independence Encouraged
• Guided Discovery
• R3 Behavior Expected
• Reasonable, Respectful and Responsible
• Rules Logical Consequences
• You break it, you fix it!
• Loss of Privilege
• Time Out

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Homeroom

• Birthdays classroom celebrations for homeroom
  classes are welcome during snack time. Peanut
  free selections, please.
• Phone Messages please call the main office to
  be sure we receive last minute or emergency
  messages.
• E-mail - The best way to contact us and receive
  a prompt response!

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5th Grade Opportunities

• Student Government Elections
• Safety Patrol
• Library Helpers
• Morning Ensemble
• Art Enrichment
• Band and Orchestra
• Pull out program
• Students are responsible for work they miss!
• Good Neighbor Reports

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5th Grade Events

• Halloween Party
• Winter Break Celebration
• DARE Program and Graduation
• Family Life Program
• End of Year Pool Party
• 5th Grade Promotion Celebration

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Keys to Success in 5th Grade

• Personal Responsibility - Accountability
• Time Management Classwork Homework
• Organizational Skills Binders, lockers,
  desks
• Study Skills Test Prep
• Homework Review and Enrichment
• Communications Student, Teacher Parents

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Homework

• Student Planners
• Students responsibility to copy homework
  assignments and notes from the board daily.
• Parents should check planner nightly with student.

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Mathematics

• Everyday Math Grade 5
• Spiraling Program
• Review Concepts
• New Grade Level Concepts
• Introductory Advanced Concepts
• Supplemental materials utilized for repetition of
  strategies and concepts.

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Mathematics

• Multiplication
• Quick recall of basic multiplication facts
• Multi-digit multiplication strategies
• Word Problem applications
• Division
• Partial Quotient Strategy
• Traditional Strategy
• Division without remainders
• Division with remainders
• Word Problem applications

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Mathematics

• Fractions
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication
• With like denominators
• With unlike denominators
• Word Problem Applications
• Decimals
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division
• Place Value for Decimals
• Conversion to Percents

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Mathematics

• Geometry
• Angles
• Geometric Shape Identification
• Area
• Radius Diameter
• Circumference Perimeter
• Measurement, Weight Capacity
• Volume of Prisms
• Pre-Algebra
• Algebraic Expressions
• Variables

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Reading

• Guided Reading Program
• Anthologies/Short Stories
• Classroom Novels
• Bridge to Terabithia
• Maniac Magee
• The Fighting Ground
• Literature Circle Groups
• Classroom reading library
• Self-selected novels for group study
• Variety of levels, topics genres
• Self-paced reading assignments activities

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Reading

• Independent Reading
• Student self-selected novels
• Comfortable level for student enjoyment
• Different genre each marking period
• Culminating Projects

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Word Study

• Core words high frequency words
• Word Study Centers
• Vocabulary Development
• Weekly assignments and quizzes

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Writing / Grammar with Mrs. Weltz
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SIX TRAITS OF GOOD WRITING
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IDEAS

• Students will
• produce original thoughts, ideas, and insights.
• draw ideas from his or her own experiences.
• use vivid details to invite the reader into the
  writers world.
• elaborate on an idea using plenty of thought and
  focus.

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ORGANIZATION

• Students will
• create a strong lead, or interesting beginning.
• utilize proper usage of transitions.
• develop a clear ending.

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VOICE

• Students will
• express own thoughts and point of view clearly.
• know his or her audience, and keep the reader
  interested in the topic.
• recognize voice in the writing of others.
• emphasize his or her own personality in each
  writing piece.

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WORD CHOICE

• Students will
• incorporate a variety of new and interesting
  words from a thesaurus or Writers Assistant
  book to add description to writing.
• utilize figurative language to bring words to
  life.
• place just the right word or phrase to make a
  mental picture.

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SENTENCE FLUENCY

• Students will
• use simple, compound, and complex sentences in a
  writing piece.
• identify the three types of sentences in someone
  elses writing.
• think about the sound of the words as well as
  their meaning.
• connect ideas using varied sentence structure.

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CONVENTIONS

• Students will
• correct papers for spelling, punctuation, and
  capitalization, grammar, and usage.
• indent paragraphs
• edit papers utilizing proper editing marks.

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SCIENCE

• with Mr. Nelson
• Room 305

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5th Grade Science

• 5th Grade Curriculum
• Sound Light
• Simple Machines
• Magnetism Electricity
• Chemistry

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Using the Scientific Method

• Purpose - What do you want to learn?
• Research - Find out as much about your topic as
  you can.
• Hypothesis - Predict the answer to the problem.
• Experiment - Design a test to prove/disprove your
  hypothesis
• Analysis - Record what happened during the
  experiment.
• Conclusion - Was your hypothesis correct?

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Science Activities

• Building an instrument
• Making a sound effects recording
• Taking apart machines
• The Egg Drop
• Building a Toothpick Bridge
• Floating pennies on aluminum foil
• Using kitchen chemistry to make goodies
• Designing a Rube Goldberg creation

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Social Studies

• with Mrs. Lambert
• Room 301

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Social Studies

• Fifth Grade Curriculum
• Map Skills
• The Three Homelands
• Explorers
• Colonial America
• The Revolutionary War
• United States Government

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Social Studies

• Learning Centers
• Computer Applications
• Scavenger Hunts
• Illustrations
• Word Searches Crossword Puzzles
• Board Games
• Readers Theater Group Presentations
• Role Plays/Simulations

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Social Studies

• Independent Projects Research Reports
• Textbook Assignments, Note Taking, Study Skills,
  Review Sessions
• Videos, Sing-a-longs, Games
• Guest Speakers
• Study Guides for Tests
• Field Trips - Rancocas Indian Festival
• Historic Philadelphia

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Subject Area Grades

• A 97 - 100 C 77 - 79
• A 94 - 96 C 74 - 76
• A- 90 - 93 C- 70 - 73
• B 87 - 89 D 67 - 69
• B 84 - 86 D 64 - 66
• B- 80 - 83 D- 60 - 63
• F - BELOW 60

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Contact Information

• Mrs. Lambert - Room 301 dlambert_at_hvrsd.k12.nj.us
• Mrs. Rubin Room 303
• nrubin_at_hvrsd.k12.nj.us
• Mr. Nelson - Room 305 gnelson_at_hvrsd.k12.nj.us